What is the expiation for a strange man photographing a recently married woman in her wedding dress?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The sister must repent to Allah the Almighty, for it is not permissible for her to display her adornment before non- men in photography or otherwise, due to the Almighty's saying: "And not display their adornment except that which is apparent thereof." And in the case of sincere repentance, Allah forgives whoever turns to Him, for "The one who repents from sin is like the one who has no sin," and there is no specific expiation for this act, but one should increase in supererogatory acts and good deeds after maintaining the obligatory ones.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/71568
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 71568
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy